Do we have skip shift?
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Do we have skip shift?
I occasionally see the "skip shift" indicator light up, but I have never felt anything to force me to 4th. I can put it into 2nd with normal effort even when the display says skip shift is active.
So does the Boss only have the display but not the enforcement in the transmission?
Or did I get lucky and get a "defective" car?
So does the Boss only have the display but not the enforcement in the transmission?
Or did I get lucky and get a "defective" car?
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Ok, today I did repeated slow take-offs and finally got it to force me into 4th. So no "defect". Bummer.
It's a lot less annoying than the skip-shift in my '96 Z28 was. I have to really try to get it to engage in the Boss.
It's a lot less annoying than the skip-shift in my '96 Z28 was. I have to really try to get it to engage in the Boss.
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This thread will give you a drawing.
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forum...kip-shift.html
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I had just unplugged the connector to the solenoid, taped it up & ty-rap it out of the way.
This thread will give you a drawing.
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forum...kip-shift.html
This thread will give you a drawing.
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forum...kip-shift.html
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I occasionally see the "skip shift" indicator light up, but I have never felt anything to force me to 4th. I can put it into 2nd with normal effort even when the display says skip shift is active.
So does the Boss only have the display but not the enforcement in the transmission?
Or did I get lucky and get a "defective" car?
So does the Boss only have the display but not the enforcement in the transmission?
Or did I get lucky and get a "defective" car?
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I have to ask, why did Ford put this in a performance car??? If I wanted great MPG's, I would have bought a Feista, not a Mustang.
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EPA and manufacturers use the same test to measure vehicle fuel economy for the Gas Guzzler Tax and for new car fuel economy labels. However, the calculation procedures for tax and label purposes differ, resulting in different fuel economy values. This is because an adjustment factor is applied to the fuel economy test results for purposes of the label, but not for the tax. The adjustment is intended to help account for the differences between “real-world” and laboratory testing conditions.
http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/guzzler/index.htm
http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/guzzler/420f11033.htm
More important than gas guzzler though is CAFE.
The loving government at work protecting our "interests".
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